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margweston
New on board
Australia
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 Posted - 30/09/2020 : 07:15:32
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Hi, I am trying to find more information on Simen Andersen born 1859 at Eidanger Parish and Prgj to father Anders Simensen and mother: Gunhild Svenungsdatter. On the 1875 Census he is listed as a "Sailor" age 16. I have him arriving in Australia in 1881 on board the "Loch Naw" he is a mariner and is listed on a few vessels sailing around the Pacific. How do I find out when he became a sailor, are there registers of merchant sailors? The Loch Naw was a vessel that was domestic in Sydney Australia so while he claims that is the vessel he arrived in Australia on I'm not sure. He put this information on his Naturalisation papers.
Hope someone can help. I have his marriage and death date and a picture of his grave if anyone else is reaching him. Many thanks Margaret Weston |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 30/09/2020 : 17:14:34
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Might this be the same fellow?
Simon Andersen
in the New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Naturalization, 1849-1903
Name: Simon Andersen
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Age: 41
Birth Place: Norway
Date Arrived: 1881
Naturalization Date: 12 Nov 1900
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9403 Posts |
Posted - 30/09/2020 : 17:23:10
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May or may not be the same person. This time his place of birth is Finland.
Simon J Anderson
in the New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
Name: Simon J Anderson
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Age: 21
Port of Departure: Mauritius
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 13 Dec 1880
Vessel Name: Tongoy
Origin Location: Finland
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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ToreL
Advanced member
Norway
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Posted - 30/09/2020 : 18:29:30
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| Eidanger is close to the city of Porsgrund, but as the family had relocated to Brunlanes, which is closer to Larvik, already by 1865, you should probably first look in the Larvik sailors' rolls. |
Edited by - ToreL on 30/09/2020 18:38:50 |
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ToreL
Advanced member
Norway
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Posted - 30/09/2020 : 19:54:19
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| Youth roll, patent no. 1257: One voyage to England in 1875 with the ship Ariadne and one to Hull in 1876 with the ship Laura. Transferred to the main roll in 1877 (??). The two next voyages seem to be with the next holder of the patent. |
Edited by - ToreL on 30/09/2020 20:13:51 |
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ToreL
Advanced member
Norway
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Posted - 30/09/2020 : 20:08:40
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Main roll, Patent no. 2510: Only one voyage, with Jenny to Bremen (??) in 1877. Says Rømt London, i.e., escaped from the ship in London, Aug. 1 1877.
Such desertion was apparently common; it was technically illegal but rarely punished, according to one source. It was tempting, as wages could be higher on foreign ships.
All other voyages with this patent seem to be with the next holder. |
Edited by - ToreL on 01/10/2020 15:12:39 |
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Researching a Norwegian Sailor
